racial profiling
Racial profiling in law enforcement is a deep-rooted issue with far-reaching ramifications; voice your take on 'broken-windows' policing and controversies surrounding race and crime.
I wrote a paper on white privilege and it’s correlations with police brutality in college. Here’s that paper.
May 1 2018 The Correlation Between the Prevalence of White Privilege and Police Brutality in The United States of America.
Maria SanchezPublished 3 years ago in CriminalThe Murder of Yoshi Hattori, Killed While Looking for a Halloween Party
Let’s start with a little bit about who Yoshihiro Hattori was. He was born in Nagoya, Japan, which for reference is about 4 and a half hours away from Tokyo, to his mother Mieko and his father Masaichi — and I want to bring them up now because they play a big part in this story.
Serial NapperPublished 3 years ago in CriminalBotched No-Knock Warrant Ends in Death of 92-Year-Old Woman
Little is known about the life of 92-year-old Ms. Kathryn Johnston prior to 2006, though on November 21 of the year, she lived alone in her home on Neal Street in Atlanta, Georgia, when undercover police officers barged inside, pumping more than 39 rounds into her home, six hitting Ms. Johnston, after executing a no-knock warrant.
True Crime WriterPublished 3 years ago in CriminalThe State of Missouri Just Murdered A Disabled Black Man
On October 5th, 2021, a 61-year-old mentally disabled man named Ernest Lee Johnson was executed. He was convicted of killing three people during a 1994 convenience store robbery in Columbia, Missouri, after which he was placed in a Bonne Terre prison.
Ilana QuinnPublished 3 years ago in CriminalWhat Really Happened to Sandra Bland?
Sandra Bland spoke out against civil rights in the final years of her life, never missing an opportunity to spread the word about racial injustice and police brutality. Four years after her 2016 death, Bland continued talking when videos of the traffic stop that ultimately led to her death came to light in 2019.
True Crime WriterPublished 3 years ago in CriminalThe Gabby Petito Case Sheds Light On Racism Within The Media: Here’s Why
It's not just true crime fans who have been following the missing persons (and now officially homicide) case of 22-year-old Gabby Petito. Gabby and her fiance departed for a cross country road trip in a van they outfitted to function as their accommodations.
Alisan KeeseePublished 3 years ago in CriminalA Story About Lena Baker #HerStory
This is the story of Lena Baker. An African American maid who was convicted of murdering Ernest Knight, a Caucasian man in an act of self defense which lead her to her execution. This is her story.
Gladys W. MuturiPublished 3 years ago in CriminalRedress
Redress - (v.) The act of setting right an unjust situation. The story takes place in an alternate universe in the mind of 11 year old Delano where some things are the same but most things are different.
ET ProductionsPublished 3 years ago in CriminalOTHAL TOREYANE RESHEEN WALLACE
THIS MAN HAD NO INTENTIONS OF CAUSING BODILY HARM! THIS MAN, MR. WALLACE WAS SITTING OUTSIDE IN HIS CAR. HE WAS ALONE, NOT MAKING EXCESSIVE NOISE, NOT CAUSING A SCENE. HE WAS APPROACHED, PHYSICALLY TOUCHED, AND HARRASSED, NOT EVEN BEING TOLD WHY HE WAS BEING QUESTIONED BY A POLICE OFFICER. THE COP EVEN FELT IT NECESSARY TO USE UNNECESSARY FORCE BY ATTEMPTING TO REPEATEDLY PUSH MR.WALLACE BACK INTO HIS VEHICLE. THIS WHOLE ENCOUNTER WAS NOT NEEDED AND CONTINUES TO SHOW THE OFFICERS TAKING THE LAW INTO THEIR OWN HANDS
$LeavieScott7414Published 3 years ago in CriminalNYPD Blame "Abnormal Homosexual Sex" After Brutal Sodomization of Abner Louima
On the evening of August 9, 1997, NYPD officers from the 70th Precinct responded to calls of a large fight outside of a Brooklyn nightclub called Club Rendez-Vous. Abner Louima, a Haitian immigrant living in the United States since 1991, was involved in the fight between two women.
True Crime WriterPublished 3 years ago in CriminalPostcards from the Hanging
I was recently doing some background research into the ironically named “Redemption Era” in the United States when all the rights won by African-Americans in the post-Civil War Reconstruction Era were systematically stripped away. I was rather distressed to see the language of the Church..”Redemption”... used to describe something so truly alien to anyone’s concept of compassion or God’s Kingdom.
Julia SchulzPublished 3 years ago in CriminalTikTok Privacy And Racism
Hello from The Goods’ twice-weekly newsletter! On Tuesdays, internet culture reporter Rebecca Jennings uses this space to update you all on what’s been going on in the world of TikTok. Is there something you want to see more of? Less of? Different of? Email me at [email protected], and subscribe to The Goods’ newsletter here. Emmuhlu was everything people loved about TikTok: She was funny, weird, relatable, and open about her struggles with mental health and body image. She dyed her hair fun colors, delivered goofy screeds laden with feminist and progressive messages, and rapped flawless lyrics to Nicki Minaj; her love of the artist earned her a top spot among the Barbz, Nicki Minaj’s fan army.
$LeavieScott7414Published 3 years ago in Criminal